Dessert for 16
Banana Pudding Cake
A baked vanilla cake is layered with banana pudding, whipped cream, bananas, and crushed vanilla wafers.
Typical price
$2.59for 4 servings
$0.65 per serving$2.59 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 20 oz | $3.61Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 34 oz | $1.36Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 12 oz | $2.74Typical price |
| Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 0.55 lb | $0.35Typical price |
| Crackers, graham, cookies$0.22/oz typical | 8 oz | $1.76Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $10.37 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 13 1/4 oz vanilla cake mix
- 2 boxes (3 2/5 oz) instant banana pudding mix
- 4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 bananas
- 2 cups crushed vanilla wafer cookies
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
- Whisk the cake mix, 1 cup water, and 1/4 cup cooking oil until smooth, then spread it in the pan.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the cake is set, then cool it for 5 minutes.
- Whisk the pudding mixes with the milk for 2 minutes, then let the pudding thicken.
- Whip the cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until firm peaks form.
- Spread the pudding over the cake, top with sliced bananas and whipped cream, and cover with crushed wafer cookies.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
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